Yuyuan Garden - Shanghai

In the Old Town of Shanghai you will find Yuyuan Garden (it also goes by the name of Yu Garden) The garden / residence started it construction in the Ming dynasty around 1560 by the Pan family. The garden is guarded by a 'dragon wall' that snakes its way around the tops of the 6 different sections.

1. Inner Garden
2. Huijing Hall
3. Yuhua Hall 
4. Wanhua Chamber
5. Sansui Hall
6. Dianchun Hal

When you're in China, gardens can tend to get boarding after looking at the 6th, 7th and 8th one... but I really enjoyed walking through this one and seeing the beautiful ponds, architecture, design and the 'living fossil' trees, hundreds of yeas old that stand tall and proud. The garden is also well know for the large jade boulder which sits in front of the hall. The gardens are inexpensive to visit and great for photo's We paid 40 RMB (about $6AUD) for entry and it took us a good 60-90min to stroll through.